Mark 6:45-56
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45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray.
47 And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land.
48 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them,
49 but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out,
50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”
51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded,
52 for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
There are a number of times in my life where I have felt very small
On a few occasions when ducking for cover from Oklahoma Tornadoes
May 3 1999 - 74 Tornadoes in 21 Hours
Mulhall Cleanup
Hurricane Watch
Other times I felt very small
After “it’s not you, it’s me...let’s just be friends” conversations
After my Senior class president campaign speech
Seeking forgiveness of my sin
45-52 - On the Sea of Galilee
45-46 - Jesus dismisses the Disciples and the crowd to go pray
45 Immediately he made his disciples get into the boat and go before him to the other side, to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.
46 And after he had taken leave of them, he went up on the mountain to pray.
47-50 - Jesus walks on the water
47 And when evening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land.
48 And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about the fourth watch of the night he came to them, walking on the sea. He meant to pass by them,
3am to 6am - The disciples are struggling to cross the sea in the storm
The Lord who tramples on the sea...
19 Your way was through the sea, your path through the great waters; yet your footprints were unseen.
16 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters,
8 who alone stretched out the heavens and trampled the waves of the sea;
49 but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out,
50 for they all saw him and were terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take heart; it is I. Do not be afraid.”
51-52 - Jesus gets in the boat
51 And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded,
52 for they did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts were hardened.
The Gospel according to Mark The “I AM” in the Midst of a Storm (6:45–52)
Discipleship is more endangered by lack of faith and hardness of heart than by external dangers
53-56 - In Gennesaret
GO WITH THIS....
Jesus has sent us into a broken world…where people act big, but feel small
The presence of Jesus brings peace in every circumstance
Jesus is praying for us
Jesus praying for them in their distress from the mountain
Jesus and Holy Spirit intercede for us in the midst of trial
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?